 | John Wesley - 1829 - 520 psl.
...at the sinners, angry at sin. Thus be thou " angry, and sin not !" 9. Now do thou hunger and thirst, not for " the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life." Trample underfoot the world, and the things of the world ; all these riches, honours, pleasures. What... | |
 | John Wesley - 1831 - 466 psl.
..."every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour:" therefore, " labour" thou " not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life."1 Therefore, " whatsoever thy hand flndeth to do, do it with thy might." Therefore, let " No... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1831 - 622 psl.
...labor for these earthly things, when he saith, " Care not what ye shall eat," &tc.; (Matt. vi. 25 ;) " Labor not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you." (John vi. 27.) Our care and labor for earthly... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1831 - 612 psl.
...labor for these earthly things, when he saith, " Care not what ye shall eat," &cc.; (Matt. vi. 25 ;) " Labor not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you." (John vi. 27.) Our care and labor for earthly... | |
 | 1832 - 294 psl.
...of the' former, and the eternal weight of glory pertaining to the latter, I shall necessarily labour not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life. '•' If this be a just notion of faith, then it vyill follow, that all unconverted men are truly, and in the... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 684 psl.
...enemies before usd. How compatible the two are, will appear from what our blessed Lord has said : "Labour not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give unto you0." You must fight; and you must conquer : but, after all, you... | |
 | 1833 - 984 psl.
...England or of Rome. PART OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S xxv. TRACTATE ON ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL, CHAP. VI. " Labour not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto eternal life." You seek me for the sake of something else ; seek me for my own sake. The Lord here... | |
 | John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1835 - 558 psl.
...They hear his voice, saying unto them, " Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." " Labour not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life." " Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, and ye shall find rest unto your souls." This is the first... | |
 | John Wesley - 1836 - 552 psl.
...the sinners, angry at the sin. Thus be thou " angry, and sin not !" 9. Now do thou hunger and thirst, not for " the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life." Trample under foot the world, and the things of the world ; all these riches, honours, pleasures. What... | |
 | 1836 - 506 psl.
...in terms which imply the necessity and the advantage of earnest and persevering effort: — " Labour not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life. — Strive to enter in at the strait gate. — The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent... | |
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The church does work for eternity, and thus obeys him who commands us to " labor not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life. 
